COUNTY CRICKET
The South African, Clive Rice, and the Pakistan player, Imran Khan, produced outstanding performances in the English county cricket matches which ended at the week-end. Rice made two unbeaten centuries for Nottinghamshire against Somerset and Imran Khan had a match analysis of eight for 33 and also made a century. „ . . \ West Indian, Roland Butcher, took Middlesex to a fine victory over Hampshire with an unbeaten 153, and kept his team at the top of the table. The championship points, with the matches played in parentheses, are:— Middlesex (12) 135, Surrey (13) 116, Yorkshire (12) 103, Northamptonshire (13) 84. Nottinghamshire (12) 81, Warwickshire (12) 81, Derbyshire (11) 80. Essex (11) 77, Sussex (12) 74, Somerset (12) 72 Glamorgan (12) 71, Lancashire (13) 69. Kent (11) 58, Worcestershire (11) 57, Gloucestershire (12) 54, Leicestershire (11) 52, Hampshire (12) 45. Scores:—
Nottinghamshire 312/8 declared (C. Rice 130 not out, D. Randall 63; 11. Moseley 4/65) and 315/3 declared (Rice 114 not out, P Robinson 92, Randall 86) drew with Somerset 362/6 declared (P. Denning 184, V. Marks 82, D Somerset 7, Nottinghamshire 6. Taylor 57 not out) and 8-1/3.
Warwickshire 200/8 declared (D. Smith 90, D. Amiss 43; R. Williams 4/83) and 172/3 declared (G. Humpage 83 not out, Smith 59) drew with Northamptonshire 104/3 declared and 56/0. Northamptonshire 3, Warwickshire 3. Essex 200/7 declared (K Fletcher 70, B. Hardie 54) and 233/6 declared (K. McEwan 70, S. Turner 61 not out, D- Pringle 40 not out) drew with Yorkshire 151/4 declared (G. Stevenson 61) and 273/9 (D. Baiistow 61 not out, J. Love 58, P. Carrick 41; R. ' East 5/121). Yorkshire 4, Essex 3.
Kent 222/8 declared (J Shepherd 100, S. Waterton 40 not out; P. Pocock 5/73) drew with Surrey 209/7 (G. Clinton 70. A. Butcher 60; K. Jarvis 4/42), Match reduced to one Innings by rain, no bonus points. ’ Hampshire 215/8 declared (T. Jesty 55, D. Turner 44, N. Pocock 40; V. van der Bijl 5/40) and 167/2 declared (T. Tremlett 74 not out. C. Nichoals 48) lost to Middlesex 87/4 declared and 296/5 (R. Butcher 153 not out, C. Radley 75). Middlesex 15, Hampshire 3. Glamorgan 135 (Imran Khan 4/25, G. Arnold 3/35) and 116 (Miandad 42; Imran Khan 4/8, G. Le Roux 5/49) Jost to Sussex 440/8 declared (C. Wells 135, Imran Khan 124, Le Roux 46; A. Jones 4/102). Sussex 20, Glamorgan 3.
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